Forecast Details for Kirkwood, CA

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Current Alerts for Kirkwood, CA: Winter Storm Watch

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow before 2pm, then snow showers after 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 38. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers before 8pm, then snow after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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